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This Saturday night, at 8:30 p.m. March 29, the exterior lights on Penn State's Old Main will go out for Earth Hour 2014. In addition, decorative floodlights at the Lion Shrine, the Nittany Lion Inn, and the Information Sciences and Technology Building will be shut-off. The goal of Earth Hour is to bring awareness to climate change and environmental conservation by turning off lights. Penn State's EcoAction student organization is sponsoring this year’s event on the Old Main patio and the event will include a countdown with the Penn State Taiko Drum Club. Additional entertainment on the Old Main patio will include: Blue in the Face, NOMMO, Belly Dance, the International Dance Ensemble, Swing Dance and the RAM Squad.

For further Earth Hour information, contact Jeanette Wiley or Paul Ruskin or via phone at 814-863-9620. To learn how you and your organization can participate, visit http://www.earthhour.org.

At 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, the exterior lights at Penn State's Old Main and other campus landmarks will be turned off for Earth Hour 2012, a global event focused on environmental conservation.

"We feel it is symbolically important to join in this worldwide effort to show the effect that many people, working together, can have on climate change," said Steve Maruszewski, assistant vice president of Penn State's Office of Physical Plant. In addition to the lights at Old Main, decorative floodlights at the Lion Shrine, the Nittany Lion Inn and the Information Sciences and Technology building will be turned off.

On Saturday, March 28, at 8:30 p.m., Penn State's University Park campus joined in the global effort known as "Earth Hour" by turning off the exterior decorative lights of Old Main, as well as lights elsewhere on campus. In addition to Old Main, decorative floodlights at the Lion Shrine, the Nittany Lion Inn and the Information Sciences and Technology building were shut off. Penn State students suggested various building lights to consider, and after safety evaluations, all were approved. For photos, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2005 online.

University Park, PA -- On Saturday, March 28, at 8:30 p.m., Penn State's University Park campus will join in the global effort known as "Earth Hour" by turning off the exterior lights of Old Main, as well as lights elsewhere on campus.